The effect of methionine, lysine and/or vitamin C (ascorbic acid) supplementation on egg production and egg quality characteristics of layers in the humid tropics

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2004, Pages

  Amaefule, K U ^a   Ojewola, G S ^a   Uchegbu, E C ^a  

^a MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Layers; Lysine; Methionine; Supplementation

Indexed keywords

EID: 5444254376     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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